Native protesters who orchestrated a blockade of a major portion of this town earlier this week dispersed Tuesday morning when confronted by a phalanx of OPP officers.
As well, the developer who sparked the incident pledged Tuesday to stay away from developing any portion of lands involved in the native claim known as the Culbertson Tract.
Shortly before 10 a.m., almost 200 officers from area detachments and led by the OPP's Public Order Unit approached the native demonstration set up along Old Highway 2 at the eastern boundary of Deseronto. Police "advised those present at the road closure site to leave or be subjected to arrest and criminal charges," said OPP Const. Jackie Perry.
After a short verbal exchange, the protesters decided to fold up their banners and de-camp to the nearby quarry where they have been holed up for a year.
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